Chapter 110: Fixed Point

Arriving at the sixth floor, Yu Dazhang set off once more from the stairwell, walking in one direction.

After taking thirty-two steps, he stopped and looked at the sign hanging on the door.

Department of Gastroenterology.

Observing the surroundings and glancing at the crowd waiting for consultations, Yu Dazhang shook his head slightly and turned to leave.

The Department of Gastroenterology is the busiest department in any hospital, yet it has few critical cases and a relatively noisy environment.

Such a place is unsuitable for those furtive, unspeakable deeds.

Arriving at the fourth floor, Yu Dazhang repeated the same trick, continuing to walk thirty-two steps in one direction.

This time, the area where he stopped was completely empty, and on the door directly facing him, five characters were clearly written: Nurses' Rest Room.

Yu Dazhang turned his head slightly, his gaze toward the Pediatric Ward, also on the fourth floor, a faint smile appearing on his face.

Found it.

Taking out his phone, he navigated to the stopwatch interface, pressed the start timer icon, and Yu Dazhang set off, walking slowly toward the elevator.

Upon reaching the elevator entrance, he stood silently for a moment, then glanced thoughtfully at the dedicated elevator for hospital beds nearby.

About a minute later, the elevator doors opened; Yu Dazhang stepped inside and pressed the button for the negative first floor.

The elevator did not stop midway, going straight to the underground first floor.

After exiting the elevator, he took out his phone and checked the stopwatch.

Six minutes and forty-two seconds.

Before him lay an underground parking lot; at this time, past eight in the evening, there were not many vehicles in the lot.

Yu Dazhang scanned the area and found his destination on the hanging directional signs.

Next, he tried to slow his walking pace, simulating the speed of someone pushing a transport bed, and walked slowly into the parking lot.

About four minutes later, he arrived at a place designated for parking small trucks.

Several box trucks and flatbed trucks were parked scatteredly here.

Taking out his phone, Yu Dazhang pressed the stop timer icon.

Eleven minutes and twenty-seven seconds.

The timing matches... Yu Dazhang estimated in his mind.

Exiting the parking lot, he left the hospital directly and went outside.

After hesitating for a moment, Yu Dazhang still dialed his master Lu Zhongxin's phone number.

Even with Zhang Sen acting as his eyes, there were not enough people; with no other choice, he had to seek help from his master.

"It's so late, what is it?" Lu Zhongxin's deep voice came through the phone.

If there is anyone in this world who knows him best, his master certainly counts as one of them.

Yu Dazhang could tell merely from his master's tone that he had already concluded Yu Dazhang had something important to discuss, which was why his tone sounded so serious.

"It's inconvenient to say over the phone," Yu Dazhang said while raising his hand to hail a taxi.

Lu Zhongxin replied directly:

"Come to my house."

"Okay," Yu Dazhang agreed, then added:

"I also need to bring someone with me."

After receiving his master's permission, he hung up the phone and immediately dialed another number.

"Brother Qian, this is Yu Dazhang."

By now, he was already seated in a taxi; the driver glanced at him and asked:

"Where to?"

Yu Dazhang waved his hand, signaling the driver to wait.

"Something up?" Qian Cheng asked on the other end of the line.

"Where are you?" Yu Dazhang asked in return.

"At home."

"Tell me your home address," Yu Dazhang said quickly. "I'm taking a car over right now; wait for me by the roadside, it's important."

Fifteen minutes later, the taxi stopped at the entrance of a residential compound; as soon as Qian Cheng got in, he immediately asked:

"What's with all this secrecy in the middle of the night?"

"I'll explain later," Yu Dazhang said, then told the driver his master's address.

This time, it took only ten minutes to arrive downstairs at Lu Zhongxin's home.

Watching Yu Dazhang pay the fare, Qian Cheng grimaced and, while heading upstairs, couldn't resist teasing:

"That fare alone is enough for a whole day's wages."

"Money isn't calculated that way," Yu Dazhang said with a serious expression. "As long as it's spent on the right cause, any amount is worth it."

Saying this, he took out his phone, tapped twice, and checked the balance on the message notification.

Seems like a bit of high spending.

Upon seeing Yu Dazhang and Qian Cheng, Lu Zhongxin couldn't help but pause in surprise.

After entering the room, the three sat on the sofa, and Lu Zhongxin poured them two cups of hot water.

"Master, Brother Qian, I'll just say it straight."

Yu Dazhang then briefly recounted the events of the past few days to the two of them.

He then shared his deductions with them, finally saying:

"Only two days remain; once time runs out, even the last reason for investigation will be gone."

That's why they say people's personalities differ.

After hearing it out, neither Lu Zhongxin nor Qian Cheng showed any anger or the like; instead, they fell into thought.

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After a moment, Lu Zhongxin looked toward his disciple and asked:

"How confident are you?"

He didn't ask about the consequences, nor did he stop Yu Dazhang, which showed that the risks of this matter had already been taken into consideration.

Lu Zhongxin only wanted to know now whether his disciple had the confidence to take this case.

"At least fifty percent." Yu Dazhang didn't dare speak too absolutely either.

If he said he could definitely take this case, that would just be fooling people.

Lu Zhongxin and Qian Cheng were both people he trusted, but that didn't mean they would definitely come to help him.

Moreover, if this case were botched, the consequences would be extremely serious.

The hospital side would surely make an issue of it, using it to prevent anything similar from happening again.

By then, those involved would at the very least receive a demerit.

Therefore, he had to speak the truth, and then let the two of them make their own choice.

"I'm fine with it." Qian Cheng suddenly spoke up:

"As long as I can be of help, even getting punished doesn't matter. Worst case, I just get demoted."

"Thought it through?" Yu Dazhang looked at him and asked.

Qian Cheng nodded:

"Just now I already thought it through carefully. The fact that you came to find me, a guy from the technical section, for help means the evidence side definitely requires a certain level of expertise."

"We've worked together before. I trust your ability, and I'm confident you can find the evidence."

"To say something shameless — this time I still want to land a big merit following you."

He had also heard about the trafficking case. They said the case had eventually been escalated to a special case, so the merit went without saying.

It would be a lie to say he wasn't jealous, but that kind of case wasn't one he could get involved in either.

Wasn't there a perfect opportunity right in front of him?

"Go ahead and do it." Lu Zhongxin patted Yu Dazhang on the shoulder:

"I just got promoted to team leader. I have three team members under me, so manpower isn't an issue. It's just…"

He paused, seeming a bit reluctant to speak.

Yu Dazhang had a good idea and spoke it out directly for his master:

"We can tell Captain Wei, but we can't be too blunt. At the very least, we can't just go to him and say we're investigating the hospital."

He knew what his master was worried about — nothing more than fear of causing trouble for their captain, Wei Qian.

If this matter really got botched, Wei Qian, as their direct superior, would be the unlucky one.

Lu Zhongxin himself didn't care, but he didn't want to drag others down.

This was also the main reason he had asked Yu Dazhang how confident he was.

The next morning.

In the fourth-floor hall of the hospital, a man leaning on a crutch walked slowly; judging by his movements, he still didn't seem used to walking with one.

Passing through the hall, he found a bench against the wall and sat down.

Opposite him, the pediatric ward was on the left, and the nurses' rest room was on the right.

Setting the crutch aside, he took out his phone and dialed:

"I'm in position."

(End of this chapter)